I might buy it just cause its white........white is cool man........why keep the brown one? or am i offending......is it copper / gold?
Seriously dude......hows your car coming along?
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It's supposed to be a rose colour (like the wine..), but it's basically a goldy pink.
The 5 is coming along well, but slowly. Should be getting that stuff powdercoated soon :)
Picked up my subframe, wishbones, etc today - very happy, and extremely cheap!
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Booked all of next week of, so I will crack on putting it all back together :D
i hope you know which top mount is which!
Why are they sided - what's the difference?
They are sided.
Any visual differences I can check?
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Sorted - N is for nearside
that is well cheap , like really cheap , i have just payed alot more than that , who did your coating then ???:)
Chicago shotblasting - I am very impressed with it :D
where they based then:confused:
Mossley :) I'll PM you the details if you need any more doing?
yeah please mate what colour did u go for is it black ?? whens the car goin to be finished then ???:)
So today, I made two new purchases..
One being a carb :D
The other.. another GTT :laugh:
The GTT is to replace my daily driver campus:
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So, here's some pics of the new one, after a quick wash:
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Does anyone want a GT Tuning twin dump valve set up? :coffee:
One with my uncles award winning freshly restored camper:
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Started T-Cutting it on the bonnet. You can't really see it very well, but in this pic you can see closest to the camera where I have T-Cutted a bit, and past that where it is cloudy (almost looks dirty, but this was done post wash, so it was clean!). Comes up alright, and I will eventually get the whole car done.
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Picked it up today from member 'B4NK51E' in Birmingham. We then took a de-tour to Redditch to pick up the carb I bought, so all in all, the GTT survived a 2.5 hour journey with no problems.
Plan is - it won't be on the road for another couple of months, and when it is on the road, it will be my daily driver to replace the campus. I will be keeping it standard ish, as it is, but repairing little bits and bobs, i.e. having the grille re-sprayed :D
looks a nice straight clean car man. With regards to t-cut , throw it in the bin, theres much better products out there now days, t-cut is just all about the branding, jump on detailing world forum and find a reccomended cutting compound polish, and if the cars got swirls give it a going over with somthing like Auto Glym Super Resin after, as its got a filler in the polish that will remove swirls.
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Subframe nearly ready to go back on - just need to torque the bolts up. New polybushes were a pain in the arse to fit!
Nice mate. :agree:
nice mate ,joys of living at home with all the pennys ,how u getting insurance at your age , i am 25 and its still a bit expensive ,what poly bushes did u go for ?? price etc ?? keep up the good work:)
Haha, a lot of my money goes on insurance mate.. just a lot of saving / borrowing off the parents! Everything I've bought for this GTT I'm restoring I haven't borrowed, but I think I might have to borrow some to insure this GTT I've just bought.
Polybushes were these: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Renault-5-GT-Turbo-Front-Suspension-Chassis-Bush-Set_W0QQitemZ370204171185QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Car sParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM?hash=item5631e35bb1&_t rksid=p3911.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1683|66%3A2|65%3 A12|39%3A1|240%3A1318|301%3A1|293%3A1|294%3A50
cheers mate will get on to it:) come rnd mine one time , lv to go for a spin miss it :)
Yeh mate, will do when I get it insured.. not sure when that'll be though. How's yours coming along?
getting there slowly just money mate and time as i work all week , so its only weekends that i get on it :)
Insured on the Red GTT now - good to have boost back in my life :D
Looking excellent :cool: ...I still wonder powder painting price (even it includes sandblasting).
I took my wheels to sand blasting (cost 10€), then powder coating 40€ (all wheels) and that includes black coating plus shiny powder lack. Reason why I wonder is simple...in Finland usually everything is very expensive.
If you have pics when you instal wires, please send pics for me.
Done some more work on it recently.. I'll let the pics do the talking:
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Roll cage mocked up, so we can drill the holes for fitment.
Did some damage whilst lining the rear bumper :(
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Got the engine in today, but couldn't take piccies as it was raining too much :crap:
Most of the big jobs are done now, just got to tie up all the loose ends and she should be done :D
So.. My role at the company I work at is being made redundant, however I have found a job working for the same company in the Leeds office, so I needed a comfier, more economical, and safer car for the 100 mile a day journey
So I went out and bought this:
http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/1225407.htm
:D
More pics to follow. Fecking awesome car to 'cruise' around in. It's not the fastest thing, but it's not too bad, and it's ridiculously comfy and quiet.
Just looked through your pics mate got to say you've done an amazing job the car is looking really good. Ive just spent ages doing my engine and was going to do the body at some point. how long has your project took you in all and do you know roughly how much its all cost? Got to say you had a right bargain with your powder coated parts.
Keep up the good work and looking forward to looking at more pics soon :)
u do splash the cash
yeah well done bric... did you do your home work on bmw parts and service prices. hahahahahahahahaha and a 5 series brakes, services, anything wrong ... hmmmmmmmmm saying that i love driving my old mans 5 series.
have fun in it. bet you get pulled, and they think you have nicked your dadas car lol
Update..
Engine and new silicone hoses fitted:
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B&M quickshift fitted:
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Morette quad headlights fitted:
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keep up the good work dude!!
looks fantastic!! :)
:crush: love the black hoses oli. projects looking good mate :)
are they the wheels going on? they are awesome!!
hurry up and get the wings on and it all finished!!
Brushed the dust off it this weekend. Bloody hell, it's been 6 months since my last update! Gonna be pushing to get it finished soon. More updates this weekend :)
i got all excited, thought it was gonna be the grand unveiling :cry:
hopefully you'll be able to crack on and get this finished now, don't think i can wait much longer :laugh: